Neohemsleya is a genus of plant in family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1991.[2][3]

Neohemsleya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Sapotoideae
Genus: Neohemsleya
T.D.Penn.
Species:
N. usambarensis
Binomial name
Neohemsleya usambarensis
T.D.Penn.

There is only one known species, Neohemsleya usambarensis, endemic to the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania.[4][5]

The species is listed as vulnerable.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lovett, J.; Clarke, G.P. (1998). "Neohemsleya usambarensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T35782A9951975. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35782A9951975.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Pennington, Terence Dale. 1991. The Genera of Sapotaceae 175-177 (published by Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew)
  3. ^ Tropicos, Neohemsleya T.D.Penn.
  4. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. ^ Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Pennington, D. (2001 publ. 2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Sapotaceae: 1-364. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.